City profile · Town
Opelika, Alabama
Verified Oct 12, 2026Who leads Opelika, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Eddie Smith
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 23,498
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 12, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 12, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceopelika-al.gov/202/Mayors-Office ↗
- Official leadership pageopelika-al.gov/202/Mayors-Office ↗
- City websiteopelika-al.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Eddie Smith CurrentMayor · added Aug 1, 2026 · verified Oct 12, 2026
- Gary Fuller FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 23,498
- Median household income
- $55,218
- Median age
- 39.6
- Land area
- 61.49 sq mi
- Population density
- 382.1 per sq mi
- County
- Lee County
- Metro area
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
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